Qasimpur Power House Colony is a census town in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established for the employees of Harduaganj Thermal Power Station. It is situated on Aligarh-Moradabad highway at a distance of 16 km from Aligarh and 40 km from Khair.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Kasimpur Power House Colony had a population of 13,754. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kasimpur Power House Colony has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 71%. In Kasimpur Power House Colony, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Project colonies
- Old Colony
- New Colony (both are divide by Rly. track)
- New Colony Park
Infrastructures
Harduaganj Thermal Power Station was established in 1942 during Second world war. The old plant has been demobilized and a new 660MW Super Critical Thermal Power Unit Establishment has been started by the M/s. Toshiba JSW Systems Power Ltd and Doosan Power System Ltd. Harduaganj Thermal Power Plant “B” has a total of seven units for production but only three units (total capacity 620MW) are running. A new project started at Kasimpur Power House Toshiba in 2016.